Profile of Prof: Debapratim Purkayastha

Debapratim Purkayastha is the Associate Dean at ICFAI Business School Hyderabad (IFHE University). Purkayastha has more than 16 years’ teaching, research and industry experience. He teaches Business Strategy at IBS Hyderabad. He is the Consulting Editor of 'Case Folio – The IUP Journal of Management Case Studies', and an Editorial Board member for 'Case Research Journal' published by North American Case Research Association (NACRA).

Purkayastha is an internationally renowned case method expert. He has won numerous case method awards including the highly prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method’ award from the UK-based The Case Centre. In addition to featuring in the list of all time bestselling authors of case studies written over the past four decades, he has won multiple case method awards and recognition from the Academy of Management (AOM), Association of MBAs (AMBA), CEEMAN, EFMD, Emerald Group Publishing, NACRA, oikos International (Switzerland), The Case Centre UK, John Molson School of Business (University of Concordia, Canada), China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), AESE Business School (Portugal), etc.

Many of Purkayastha’s cases are published in global editions of textbooks of renowned authors and publishers. He has conducted a number of case method workshops in leading B-schools in India and abroad. He also regularly serves as jury and judging panel member for many international case writing/teaching competitions.